ATHLETICS

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 523, 27 December 1900, Page 8

ATHLETICS

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GILES’ COLLEGE ANNUAL SPORTS. The annual sports in connection with Mr T. Harle Gilt s’ Business and Training College was held on the Domain Cricket Ground on Wednesday afternoon of list week, when the weather was delightfully fine, and the attendance large, amongst those to visit the ground being the officers of H.M.s. Mildura, the American transport A arene a, and a large number of ladies The arrangements reflected credit on the principals, Messrs T Harle Giles and Hugh McLeod, B.A, and the teaching staff, while the many gentlemen who lent their services as honorary officials are als > deserving of praise for the manner in which the? carried out their duties. The various races on tbe programme proved highly i' ter eating, and in many cases were very elosely conies’ed, the principal honours of the day fading 'o G Hid, who by his mary successes, won the colleg cup and the special trophy presented by Mr H. McLeod for the best all-ronnd athlete in all open events. Afternoon tea was dispensed by the ladies, and the Newton Braes Band enlivened proceedings with a pleasing pro gramme. The v .rious events resulted as under : — High Jump (under 15). —8. Durrance, 1; J Skerritt, 2 : I. J.ihnston, 3. Winner’s jump, 4ft. High Jump (open). —E. Ware, 1; J. Bussell, 2. Wi oner’s jump 4ft 6in. Maiden Rice, 100yds.— Run in heats. First heat: F. Hagger, 1; L. Prime, 2 Second heat: J. Bussell, 1 ; E. Ware, 2 ; A. Jowett, 3. Final heat: E W .re 1; J. Russell, 2; A. Jowett, 3. Time, 10 45 h sec. Ware won after a good race. 75yds Handicap (Under 14). —B.' Bond, lyd, 1; B. Mih >ney, scratch, 2; G. Roberts, 3yds, 3. Tim , 12sec

||>Xoi»g J mo (open).—J. McCowan, 1 ; B. Morto i, 2 Winner’s jump 15ft 6in. 100yds Handicap (open).— Run in heats First heat: G. Ji 1, sc arch, 1; A. Jowett, 4yds, S; J. McCowan,3yds, 3 Won easily. Time, 11 2-sth sec Se md hear: J Mahoney, 2yds. 1; J. Russell, 4yds, 2. Won after a good race Time, 11 2 s‘h etc. Third heat: B M-irton, Syds, 1; :. J jhn*>on, 6yds, 2; N. Boylan, 6yds 9. A runnaway rce Time, ll|sec. Final heat: G. Hi! , 1; J. Mahoney, 2; B Morton, 3. Hill ran up to the leaders at the half distance, and won a good race. Time, 11 1 sth sec. IOOYds Handicap (open).—E. V Fitzpatrick, scr, 1; G Walker, sc-*, 2 Time, 11 l-ssec 200Yds Open Handicap, run in heats.-- First heat : G. Hilt, scr, 1; J. Mahoney, 4yds, 2 ; J. Bussell. Byds, 3 Won by half a dozen yards Second heat: A. Jowett, Byds, 1; F. Hagger, 10yds, 2 Final heat: G Hill, 1; J Mahoney, 2. Time, 27 4-6«ec Won comfortably by several ards.

50Yds Hack Race (open).—O. Prime, 1; T. Johnston, 2; B. Keyes, 3 This event created considerable amusement.

IOOYds Handicap (under 16), run in heats.— First heat: T. Johnston, 4yds, 1 ; E. Gallagher, scr, 2; L. Johnston, 6jds, 3. . Time, 11 l-ssec.

Second heat: 8. Durrance, 2yds, 1; J. Skerritt, 7yds, 2 : N. Boylan, 4yds, 3. Time, 12 l-ssec. Final heat: S Durrance, 1; T. Johnston, 2; J. Skerritt, 3. Time, 12 l-sseo. Won in the last few yards. Manx Race, 50yds, handicap (open). —N. Boylan and C. Prime, 6yds, 1; J. Johnston and T. Johnston, 6yds, 2. Half-mile Walk Handicap (open).—B. Morton, 10yds, 1; A. Young, 20yds, 2. There were four starters. A capital finish was fought out, the w.n being by about half a yard. Wheelbarrow Race, 50yds (open) -r 'C. Prime and T. Johnston, 1. The event caused considerable amusement, several of the competitors push ing their barrows so vigorously as to cause them to fall. IOOYds School Championship (open). — G Hill, 1; J. Mahoney, 2; B.,Morton, 3. Time, llsec. An interesting and well-contested race. IOOYds Handicap (under 15), run in heats.— First heat: J. Skerritt, 6yds, 1 ; G. Hoare, 2yds, and S. Sellers, 4yds, dead heat, 2.,Second heat: S. Durrance, set, 1; T. Johnatop, ,Iyd, 2; W. Campbell, 7yds, 3 Time, 13sec.* Final heat: S. Durrance, 1; J. Skerritt, 2; S. 'Sellers, 3. Won by a couple of yards. Time, 12 2-ssec.

100yds Handicap (Ladies’ Bracelet), open.— Rua in heats First heat: E. V. Fitzpatrick, syds behind, 1; E. Brain, receives Byds, 2. There were no other starters. The winner, though only scoring by a narrow margin, really had the race well in hand throughout. Time, 18 4-sth sec Second heat: G. Hill, scratch,' 1; J. Mahoney, 3yds, 2. Won comfortably. . Time, 18 l-sth sec. Final heat: G. Hill, 1; E. V. Fitzpatrick, 2. Hill ran well, winning a good race. Time, 17aec. Half-mile Handle ip (open) —A. Young, 20yds, 1; A. Jowett, Syds, 2. Time, 2min 27sec. Young came in by himself. 120yds Hurdles Handicap (open).—Run in heats. First beat: J. Russell, owes syds, 1; L. Prime receives lyd, 2 ; T. Hagger, owes 4yds, 3. Won by a couple of yards. Second heat: J. McCowan, owes 6yds, 1; B Keyes, scratch 2. Time, 20 4-sth sec. A close finish. Final heat: L. Prime, I; J. Russell, 2; B. Keyes, 3. Time, 20 2-sth sec. A fairly easy win. A-i One-mile Handicap (open) —C. Prime, 60yds, 1; F. Hagger, 10yds, 2. Time, smin 44sec. Prime, who is a little fellow, ran at a nice even gait right through, and won handsomely.

Old Boys* 220yds Handicap.—A. J. Bond,. 10yds, 1 ; O. Browne, 10yds, 2, Time, 25seo. This was a, good race right through, (Bond winning by better than 2yds. . ■ Old Boys’ Race, 440yds.—O. Browne, 15yds, 1; G Walker, scratch, 2. Time. lmin 1 l-sseo. The scratch man ran gamely, but could net get within better than half-a-dozen yards of the winner.

440yds Handicap (open).—G. Hill, scratch, 1 S. Dorrance, 2. Time, Imin l-sseo. Durrance, a little fellow, ran very pluckily, and stuck gamely to the task, only being beaten by a very* narrow margin.

Old Boys* 100yds Handicap.—A. Leonard, Syds, and A. Davis, 4yds, ran a dead heat for first place, and in the run off the judges were again unable to separate them, the declaration being again a dead-heat. Both races were run in 10 4<sseo. The competitors agreed to divide the prize. Steeplechase Handicap (open).— 0. Prime, 45yds, 1; A. Young, 10yds, 2; 0 Hart, Syds, 3. Prime was early in the lead, and running strongly for a little fellow, continued drawing: away, eventually winning in the easiest possible fashion.

The match between W. G Abbott and H* Gladding run on the Cricket Ground on Wednesday in last week . attracted a lot of attention, and a large number of people assembled at that part of the Auckland Domain* Tbe match was for £2O a-side, run over three distances—looyds, 200yds, and 300yds. Mr F. W. Coombes was starter, and Messrs F. P. O’Dowd (junr.) and Hugh Absolum judges* The first race was the 100yds. Both broke away several times, and when the pistol did go off Abbott had two yards the best of it. This he maintained the whole way. The 300yds came next. There was the same jumping off by both men, and eventually Gladding beat the starter by about three yards. For half the dis* tance he held that advantage, but then Abbott gradually closed on him, and after a great go over the last 75yds Gladding just got home by a little more than twelve inches. In the 'conclude ing race, the 200yds, Mr Coombes effected a beautiful start, and for nearly a hundred yards the men ran level Shortly after the halfdistance Abbott forged ahead, and despite the utii.ost efforts on the part of Gladding, the Otahuhu man won by two yards. Abbott thus won the match, and the stakes were handed over to his father, Mr W. Abbott. As there was some doubt about the correctness of the measurement the times recorded cannot be considered of any value. The match throughout was run in the best possible spirit, and the supporters of both men were unanimous in the opinion that the bdst man won.

At St. Louis, on October 19, M. O’Flaherty was announced as the winner of the contest for putting a fifty-six pound weight 22 ft. at the Coliseum. An investigation developed that he is none other than ths Catholic priest of that name, tho pastor of tit Vincent’s Church on the programme the young priest—he is not over 27 —was entered as a Christian Brother’s College man. Father O’Flaherty says that barring the possible interference of the Archbishop he will compete in any of his favourite contests that may be held in St. Louis hereafter. Previous to coming to America he was a winner in many weight-throwing contests in Ireland, where he was educated.—“S. F. Examiner.”